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One day she came running to her mother in great joy . Mother ! said she , the good people of this family have : built me a house to live in ; it is in the cupboard : I am sure it is for me , for it is just big enough : the bottom is of ...
One day she came running to her mother in great joy . Mother ! said she , the good people of this family have : built me a house to live in ; it is in the cupboard : I am sure it is for me , for it is just big enough : the bottom is of ...
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| Title | Evenings at Home; Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons, Volumes 1-3 Evenings at Home; Or, The Juvenile Budget Opened: Consisting of a Variety of Miscellaneous Pieces for the Instruction and Amusement of Young Persons, Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) |
| Author | John Aikin |
| Edition | 12 |
| Publisher | Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1819 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 15 May 2007 |
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